Round 18: Broncos crash continues, Dragons win again
Just the five games over the weekend, with Origin players missing, and we had some incredible upsets.
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Just the five games over the weekend, with Origin players missing, and we had some incredible upsets.
South Sydney five-eighth Cody Walker is facing a possible NRL sanction after being sin-binned for kicking an opponent in the Rabbitohs' 36-14 loss to Penrith.
Clint Gutherson has shrugged off retirement rumours, while Damien Cook has flagged two Dragons teammates as potential Blues players.
Sometimes this exercise can feel like banging my head against a brick wall -- thanks Panthers!
State of Origin takes one final shot at messing up the NRL season, with just the five games to be decided this weekend. We start the round with what could have been a fantastic game between the Panthers and Rabbitohs.
We had another fascinating round of NRL action with the Panthers losing to a fired-up Cowboys side, the Sea Eagles thumping the battered Storm, and the Dolphins continuing to impress with a win over the Warriors.
We are back to a full round this weekend as the NRL season really starts to sort the wheat from the chaff. There are some teams that are out of the Top 8 who are really reaching desperation time, with teams above them disappearing into the distance.
Jason Ryles punched a wall in anger and then aired his frustrations with his Parramatta side, claiming their performance in a loss to South Sydney was so bad that they wouldn't have beaten a park football team.
Cody Walker will turn 37 next year and remains unsigned for the 2027 season.
Cody Walker has guided South Sydney to a 32-12 win over Parramatta that ensures the depleted Bunnies remain in the race for a top-four spot.
A woman was afraid of making a domestic violence report because her partner was a "famous NRL player", a court has been told.
There are several very tough games to tip this weekend, as teams in form meet and others that are struggling take on teams they would normally beat.
NSW hopeful Latrell Mitchell has been ruled out of the State of Origin decider with a calf injury.
Kodi Nikorima has opened up on his future at the Dolphins, with the off-contract veteran revealing a decision on his next move is only weeks away.
Latrell Mitchell's return from a back injury, and game-three State of Origin hopes, have been thrown into doubt after he left a crucial South Sydney field session.
It was an interesting post-Origin round with the depleted Panthers losing to the lowly Titans, the Warriors winning in Christchurch, the Bulldogs thieving a victory over Manly and Roosters firmly putting the Sharks in their place.
With Origin II under our belts, the NRL season powers on through June, as the temperature tumbles and the ladder sorts itself out. This week three teams have the bye leaving seven games to be decided.
We've rounded the halfway point of the NRL season and Game II of State of Origin is just about here! As ever, there is plenty happening around the clubs. Isaac Issa has it covered in his Midweek Mail.
Another post-Origin round coming up with players backing up or taking rests, making it tough to tip. Recent weeks have proven that the surest of things are just as likely to lose as any other team.
What a disappointing weekend for fans of teams that started the year with so much promise. The Broncos, Raiders and Warriors were all well short of the standard expected from them, as they suffered costly losses.
State of Origin II is on the horizon and so Round 15 of the NRL season contains just the five games. Once again, tippers will be relieved to have just the five games to get right, but some of the teams that are playing are still short-staffed.
We're rounding the halfway point of the NRL season in between Games I and II of State of Origin and, as ever, there is plenty happening around the clubs. Isaac Issa has it covered in his Midweek Mail.
South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett has likened the toll of dealing with Jai Arrow's motor neurone disease diagnosis to the emotional aftermath of Alex McKinnon's devastating spinal injury.
Brisbane's premiership defence hangs by a thread after they were handed a sixth-straight NRL defeat in a 48-6 thrashing at the hands of South Sydney.
Payne Haas has admitted the reality of leaving the Brisbane Broncos is beginning to hit emotionally as the superstar prop prepares to close out his final months at the club before joining South Sydney in 2027.